Image Licensing

 

Thomas and Focused On Awesome Media hold the philosophy that art is meant to be seen and not hoarded. Our licensing policies are thus designed to balance the costs that go into creating and sharing our images with the desire to provide inspiration through our images on the internet and around the world.

Focused On Awesome Media allows use of Thomas’s images in two ways:

Creative Commons License

With Creative Commons you are free:

  • To Share: Copy, Distribute, and Transmit the image

Under these conditions:

  • Attribution:

    Attribution to Thomas Falkowski and Focused on Awesome Media must be made along with the image.

  • Non-Commercial:

    The image must not be used for commercial purposes under any circumstances. For clarity on what defines commercial use, please see the Sample Accepted Uses below.

Sample Accepted Use of the Creative Commons License:

  • A personal blog post about traveling in Central America

  • A non-commercial online article discussing the growing popularity of underwater photography

  • A website for a school project about the use of light in art

  • An individual using an image as a desktop background for the computer monitor

License to Copyright

‘Commercial Use’ regarding the use of images online or offline is defined very broadly. The determination of commercial or non-commercial use is based on the contextual use of the image. The determination is NOT based on the tax-filing status of the entity using the image nor on whether or not a financial transaction takes place.

Commercial use of our images is allowed only if expressly granted by Focused On Awesome. All commercial uses will incur a licensing fee. Our fees are based on the following criteria:

  • Media – print, web, television, etc.

  • Distribution Size – number of copies printed, viewing audience size, exposure (regional, national, international)

  • Length of Use – 1 year, 2 years, etc.

  • Prominence of Display – 1/4 page, 1/2 page, full page, spread, front cover, back cover, home page (online), interior page (online), etc.

Sample Use Requiring a License to Copyright:

  • A marketing campaign for a commercial entity

  • A fund-raising campaign for a not-for profit entity

  • A background image for a website about furniture

  • An image used in an article for an online or physical publication

  • License to create an individual print for use in a private home

All licensing inquiries should be sent to: licensing at focusedonawesome.com